Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-09-01
THE ATTACHMENT.

'YOaTI find it there said the squire,
STiting on 4 card and tOssinz It over 20
BaTs who picked It UP and set abogt
bis wOrE. Tie document w4s speedily
dnfzlSed and presented 10 the squire
shO af1IXed bis siznatgrs-
Give . 10 C9astab5e Darby and tel
him to serve it without deLay,' Add
the squire.
YES. sir
AID ~hea be bEinzs In BIS prisoner.
rsDOEt 10 re-
Yes. ar
squire Syp&laE. nDsEksterEaIly. W4s tire
sterDesi % EDe1 Individually he W4s
tie most sgft-lseartSd ard yieadirz.
For TIE ElOsBeDi b. Ess GIIad niib
OfIsctsl indignation toward . adsiiDqneDi.
O8 whom. fOS some eOBietBgfBgRs dis
regard ~ tie laws behests, be Mas Dr.
terDiDsd 20 visit tls weigLtiesi penal
-. He Wzs still feeble from a recest
and severe attack Of illness. and while
waiting the return Of the warrant, he
retired 10 SEEK little rest. meanwhile
forgetting the cares Of Office in q deli
eiOus TeYerT, Of which the ebarDs Of a
certain lovely creature were the central
feature. In this occupation let Us
leave him for the present. merely pre-
missing that be was a bachelor. both
diflident and susceptible.
Bob Darby was eonstabulary model.
He did his duty TO the letter and ex-
pended few words about it.
When the servant came I'm answer 10
his ring VI Widow GOodheart's door
bell Bob inquired is your mistress
at home y
'She IS was the response.
Tell her | must see her. said Bob.
she's very busy replied the maid
'and unless the business is very psrtic-
ular-'
1t is VERY partic lar interrupted
Bob, brushing past and entering with
out ceremony. Il am VERY sorry to
incon wenience you, num- he said 4,
when Mrs. GOodheart had made her ap-
pearanct; but I've got to take you over
to the slnire's right away
The widow turned pale and .rembled.
Has the dear ILan-hds he had a re-
lapse p she asked in a tremulous tone.
Couldn't say, num- answered Bob;
all l know is, IT'S a case of 'tachment.'
a case of attachment ? exclaimed
the widow, the color mounting to her
handsome face.
i shall be ready in a moment cried
the widow, and so indeed she was.
There's kerridge at the door num-
said Bob, and when he had handed the
lady in, nothing more was said till they
reached the squire's door.
That functionary, like many country
magistrates, kept his office at his house,
and into the apartment so appropriated
the widow was at once ushered.
Bob Darby, having duly signed the
return upon the writ, handed il over to
the squire's clerk, who proceeded
straightway to notify his honor.
AS the latter entered he started with
Instead OF the eontemptuous
culprit Dick Slote, at whose guilty
head he was prepared to hurI the laws |
was the lovely widow Good
heart, tAe angel Of his dreams, whom
he saw before him In the name of all |
the hEomios, what dIabolical error was |
his {?
Catching up the returned warrant, to
his horror he read:
ITO any constable, greeting: You
are hereby commanded to take the body |
If Dorothy Goodheart and bring the
same forthwith before me. etc.. etc.
CALEB SYPHAN, J. p"
Darling look of wrath at the clerk
and the constable, he ordered them to
My dear Mrs. Goodheart,' began the
squire, blushing to the tips of his ears,
how can atone for this annoyance p
oh, it's no annoyance, assure you,'
'impered the widow. Il am so glad to
ind you are not ill.,
'But-but this unfortunate attach -
nent,' stammered the squire, DASH .ng
lside the i'll starred document.
IL have long returned it, n aiyeIy
the widow, turning as red as
himself.
A gleam of gladness flashed over the
'quire's countenance. Could. it be- she
vas ignorant of the indig nifty she had
? And then, to 'ind the ice SO
happily broken I! He clsJped her hand.
PRESSED it to his lips, and poured out
he tale Of his pent-up love with An ar
Tor and eloquence which fairly aston
shed himself. The widows pretty
lead dropped on his shoulder as, will,
alternate smiles and tears, she listened
apturously to what she had so long.
,een waiting to hear.
The squire came home happy mf ln
rom escortlng the widow home t. ,at
vening. But the sight of Bax Jo mes
aised his fury.
HOW care You play me such a rickp'
10 thnnd'. led.
;" lat trick p inquired Ba: (, inno-
oently.
what trick Why, put ting Mrs.
Goodheart's name in that at ,tachment =
Il put in the name you ave me- an
swered BaX.
'It's false = roared u 20 squire.
Here's the card r ejoined the clerk.
The squire glance'4 at it. 1t was one
of Mrs. Goodhear .t's cards, left with
sorue delicacy WI itch she had sent dur
ing his late illne IS. On the blank side
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